AMERICAE SIVE NOVI ORBIS, NOVA DESCRIPTIO. From Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, Antwerp, 1571. This version shows the southwest coast of South America with a relatively straight coastline, as opposed to previous states of the map which characterize the coast as having a great  bulge. The map, with its decorative borders, strapwork cartouche, sailing ships and breaching cetacean, is one of the most attractive depictions of this side of the world in cartography.
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